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PAT CAPUTO: Finally, A Reason To Believe In The Lions

While it's too early to proclaim the Lions have "turned the corner," at least they have "turned the tables" on opposing teams the last three weeks.

For nearly a decade — since Matt Millen arrived and bad became far worse for the fortunes of the professional football in this town — the Lions continually have lost the type of games they won Sunday at Miami.

It was the Lions who did rally after losing an early lead.

It was the Lions' defense that stopped making plays with the game on the line, becoming a sieve when it mattered.

It was the Lions' quarterback who would throw the ill-timed interception deep in his own territory.

It was the Lions' receivers who didn't get out of bounds with the clock winding down.

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